2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers season

2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	6th Metropolitan
Conference	11th Eastern
2018–19 record	37–37–8
Home record	19–18–4
Road record	18–19–4
Goals for	244
Goals against	281
Team information
President	Paul Holmgren
General manager	Ron Hextall (Oct.–Nov.) Chuck Fletcher (Dec.–Apr.)
Coach	Dave Hakstol (Oct.–Dec.) Scott Gordon (Dec.–Apr.)
Captain	Claude Giroux
Alternate captains	Sean Couturier[a] Andrew MacDonald[a] Wayne Simmonds (Oct.–Feb.)
Arena	Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance	20,371[2]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) Reading Royals (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Sean Couturier (33)
Assists	Claude Giroux (63)
Points	Claude Giroux (85)
Penalty minutes	Wayne Simmonds (90)
Plus/minus	Claude Giroux (+9)
Wins	Carter Hart (16)
Goals against average	Carter Hart (2.83)

The 2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.^[3] The Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention on March 30, 2019, after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.^[4]

Regular season

After losing five out of six games in the second half of November, general manager Ron Hextall was fired on November 27.^[5] Assistant general manager Chris Pryor and assistant coach Gord Murphy were also fired a day later.^[6] Former Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher was named Hextall's replacement on December 3.^[7] After a four-game losing streak two weeks later, head coach Dave Hakstol was fired on December 17 and replaced on an interim basis by Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Scott Gordon.^[8] The team set an NHL record for most goalies used in a season with 8.^[9]

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Washington Capitals	82	48	26	8	44	278	249	+29	104
2	x – New York Islanders	82	48	27	7	43	228	196	+32	103
3	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	44	26	12	42	273	241	+32	100
4	x – Carolina Hurricanes	82	46	29	7	44	245	223	+22	99
5	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	47	31	4	45	258	232	+26	98
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	37	37	8	34	244	281	−37	82
7	New York Rangers	82	32	36	14	26	227	272	−45	78
8	New Jersey Devils	82	31	41	10	28	222	275	−53	72

Source: National Hockey League^[10]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – Carolina Hurricanes	82	46	29	7	44	245	223	+22	99
2	ME	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	47	31	4	45	258	232	+26	98
3	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	44	30	8	41	249	236	+13	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	36	32	14	33	267	280	−13	86
5	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	37	37	8	34	244	281	−37	82
6	ME	New York Rangers	82	32	36	14	26	227	272	−45	78
7	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	39	10	28	226	271	−45	76
8	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	29	227	277	−50	74
9	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	31	41	10	28	222	275	−53	72
10	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	29	47	6	29	242	302	−60	64

Source: National Hockey League^[11]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.^[12]

2018 preseason
Preseason: 4–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1^[a] September 16 Philadelphia 0–3 NY Islanders Stolarz – 0–1–0 Recap 2 September 17 NY Islanders 1–3 Philadelphia Neuvirth 17,725 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 18 Philadelphia 5–1 NY Islanders Lyon 4,744 2–1–0 Recap 4 September 19 Philadelphia 6–4 NY Rangers Elliott 12,159 3–1–0 Recap 5^[b] September 21 NY Islanders 3–2 Philadelphia OT Stolarz – 3–1–1 Recap 6 September 24 Boston 4–3 Philadelphia Elliott 18,955 3–2–1 Recap 7 September 27 NY Rangers 4–2 Philadelphia Hart 18,900 3–3–1 Recap 8 September 29 Philadelphia 4–1 Boston Elliott 17,565 4–3–1 Recap Notes: ^a Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. ^b Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.^[13]

2018–19 regular season[14]
October: 5–7–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 4 Philadelphia 5–2 Vegas Elliott 18,555 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 6 Philadelphia 2–5 Colorado Elliott 16,768 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 9 San Jose 8–2 Philadelphia Elliott 19,133 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 10 Philadelphia 7–4 Ottawa Pickard 13,215 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 13 Vegas 1–0 Philadelphia Elliott 19,067 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 16 Florida 5–6 Philadelphia SO Pickard 19,038 3–3–0 6 Recap 7 October 18 Philadelphia 3–6 Columbus Pickard 13,492 3–4–0 6 Recap 8 October 20 New Jersey 2–5 Philadelphia Elliott 19,105 4–4–0 8 Recap 9 October 22 Colorado 4–1 Philadelphia Elliott 19,326 4–5–0 8 Recap 10 October 25 Philadelphia 0–3 Boston Elliott 17,565 4–6–0 8 Recap 11 October 27 NY Islanders 6–1 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,247 4–7–0 8 Recap 12 October 30 Philadelphia 3–2 Anaheim Elliott 16,450 5–7–0 10 Recap
November: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–2–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 13 November 1 Philadelphia 5–2 Los Angeles Elliott 18,230 6–7–0 12 Recap 14 November 3 Philadelphia 3–4 San Jose OT Pickard 17,562 6–7–1 13 Recap 15 November 5 Philadelphia 5–2 Arizona Pickard 13,719 7–7–1 15 Recap 16 November 8 Arizona 4–5 Philadelphia OT Elliott 18,884 8–7–1 17 Recap 17 November 10 Chicago 0–4 Philadelphia Elliott 19,355 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 13 Florida 2–1 Philadelphia Elliott 19,147 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 15 New Jersey 3–0 Philadelphia Elliott 18,806 9–9–1 19 Recap 20 November 17 Tampa Bay 6–5 Philadelphia OT Pickard 19,060 9–9–2 20 Recap 21 November 21 Philadelphia 2–5 Buffalo Lyon 19,070 9–10–2 20 Recap 22 November 23 NY Rangers 0–4 Philadelphia Pickard 19,523 10–10–2 22 Recap 23 November 24 Philadelphia 0–6 Toronto Pickard 19,373 10–11–2 22 Recap 24 November 27 Ottawa 4–3 Philadelphia Stolarz 19,083 10–12–2 22 Recap
December: 5–6–3 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–5–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 25 December 1 Philadelphia 4–2 Pittsburgh Stolarz 18,653 11–12–2 24 Recap 26 December 6 Columbus 4–3 Philadelphia OT Stolarz 19,428 11–12–3 25 Recap 27 December 8 Philadelphia 6–2 Buffalo Stolarz 18,283 12–12–3 27 Recap 28 December 9 Philadelphia 1–7 Winnipeg Neuvirth 15,321 12–13–3 27 Recap 29 December 12 Philadelphia 5–6 Calgary OT Stolarz 17,763 12–13–4 28 Recap 30 December 14 Philadelphia 1–4 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 12–14–4 28 Recap 31 December 15 Philadelphia 1–5 Vancouver Stolarz 17,328 12–15–4 28 Recap 32 December 18 Detroit 2–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,255 13–15–4 30 Recap 33 December 20 Nashville 1–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,142 14–15–4 32 Recap 34 December 22 Columbus 4–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,311 14–16–4 32 Recap 35 December 23 Philadelphia 3–2 NY Rangers SO Neuvirth 17,515 15–16–4 34 Recap 36 December 27 Philadelphia 5–6 Tampa Bay OT Neuvirth 19,092 15–16–5 35 Recap 37 December 29 Philadelphia 1–2 Florida Hart 15,737 15–17–5 35 Recap 38 December 31 Philadelphia 1–3 Carolina Hart 16,644 15–18–5 35 Recap
January: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 39 January 1 Philadelphia 0–4 Nashville Neuvirth 17,481 15–19–5 35 Recap 40 January 3 Carolina 5–3 Philadelphia Neuvirth 18,718 15–20–5 35 Recap 41 January 5 Calgary 3–2 Philadelphia OT Hart 19,236 15–20–6 36 Recap 42 January 7 St. Louis 3–0 Philadelphia Hart 19,021 15–21–6 36 Recap 43 January 8 Philadelphia 3–5 Washington McKenna 18,506 15–22–6 36 Recap 44 January 10 Dallas 1–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,448 16–22–6 38 Recap 45 January 12 Philadelphia 2–3 New Jersey Hart 16,514 16–23–6 38 Recap 46 January 14 Minnesota 4–7 Philadelphia Hart 19,123 17–23–6 40 Recap 47 January 16 Boston 3–4 Philadelphia Hart 19,297 18–23–6 42 Recap 48 January 19 Philadelphia 5–2 Montreal Hart 21,302 19–23–6 44 Recap 49 January 28 Winnipeg 1–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,087 20–23–6 46 Recap 50 January 29 Philadelphia 1–0 NY Rangers Stolarz 17,163 21–23–6 48 Recap 51 January 31 Philadelphia 3–2 Boston OT Hart 17,565 22–23–6 50 Recap
February: 8–3–2 (home: 6–2–1; road: 2–1–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 52 February 2 Edmonton 4–5 Philadelphia OT Hart 19,526 23–23–6 52 Recap 53 February 4 Vancouver 1–2 Philadelphia Hart 18,671 24–23–6 54 Recap 54 February 7 Los Angeles 3–2 Philadelphia SO Stolarz 18,982 24–23–7 55 Recap 55 February 9 Anaheim 2–6 Philadelphia Hart 19,072 25–23–7 57 Recap 56 February 11 Pittsburgh 4–1 Philadelphia Hart 19,103 25–24–7 57 Recap 57 February 12 Philadelphia 5–4 Minnesota Stolarz 18,607 26–24–7 59 Recap 58 February 16 Detroit 5–6 Philadelphia OT Hart 19,342 27–24–7 61 Recap 59 February 17 Philadelphia 3–1 Detroit Hart 19,515 28–24–7 63 Recap 60 February 19 Tampa Bay 5–2 Philadelphia Hart 18,932 28–25–7 63 Recap 61 February 21 Philadelphia 1–5 Montreal Hart 21,302 28–26–7 63 Recap 62 February 23 Pittsburgh 3–4 Philadelphia OT Elliott 69,620 (outdoors) 29–26–7 65 Recap 63 February 26 Buffalo 2–5 Philadelphia Elliott 18,466 30–26–7 67 Recap 64 February 28 Philadelphia 3–4 Columbus OT Elliott 17,169 30–26–8 68 Recap
March: 7–8–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 5–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 65 March 1 Philadelphia 6–3 New Jersey Talbot 15,247 31–26–8 70 Recap 66 March 3 Philadelphia 4–1 NY Islanders Elliott 13,917 32–26–8 72 Recap 67 March 6 Washington 5–3 Philadelphia Elliott 19,232 32–27–8 72 Recap 68 March 9 Philadelphia 5–2 NY Islanders Elliott 13,917 33–27–8 74 Recap 69 March 11 Ottawa 2–3 Philadelphia Elliott 18,193 34–27–8 76 Recap 70 March 14 Washington 5–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,475 34–28–8 76 Recap 71 March 15 Philadelphia 6–7 Toronto Elliott 19,290 34–29–8 76 Recap 72 March 17 Philadelphia 2–1 Pittsburgh OT Hart 18,636 35–29–8 78 Recap 73 March 19 Montreal 3–1 Philadelphia Hart 19,045 35–30–8 78 Recap 74 March 21 Philadelphia 3–1 Chicago Hart 21,484 36–30–8 80 Recap 75 March 23 NY Islanders 4–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,668 36–31–8 80 Recap 76 March 24 Philadelphia 1–3 Washington Elliott 18,506 36–32–8 80 Recap 77 March 27 Toronto 4–5 Philadelphia SO Hart 19,205 37–32–8 82 Recap 78 March 30 Philadelphia 2–5 Carolina Talbot 17,833 37–33–8 82 Recap 79 March 31 NY Rangers 3–0 Philadelphia Hart 19,437 37–34–8 82 Recap
April: 0–3–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–2–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 80 April 2 Philadelphia 2–6 Dallas Talbot 18,532 37–35–8 82 Recap 81 April 4 Philadelphia 3–7 St. Louis Elliott 18,203 37–36–8 82 Recap 82 April 6 Carolina 4–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,433 37–37–8 82 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
28	Claude Giroux	LW	82	22	63	85	9	24
14	Sean Couturier	C	80	33	43	76	2	34
93	Jakub Voracek	RW	78	20	46	66	−16	25
11	Travis Konecny	C	82	24	25	49	−4	40
25	James van Riemsdyk	LW	66	27	21	48	−10	18
53	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	78	9	28	37	−20	22
6	Travis Sanheim	D	82	9	26	35	−4	22
23	Oskar Lindblom	LW	81	17	16	33	−9	20
21	Scott Laughton	C	82	12	20	32	−11	53
19	Nolan Patrick	C	72	13	18	31	−8	27
17	Wayne Simmonds‡	RW	62	16	11	27	−20	90
9	Ivan Provorov	D	82	7	19	26	−16	32
8	Robert Hagg	D	82	5	15	20	−3	63
3	Radko Gudas	D	77	4	16	20	6	63
12	Michael Raffl	LW	67	6	12	18	−1	32
22	Dale Weise‡	RW	42	5	6	11	−6	15
40	Jordan Weal‡	C	28	3	6	9	−5	16
47	Andrew MacDonald	D	47	0	9	9	−5	18
44	Phil Varone	C	47	3	4	7	−2	8
38	Ryan Hartman†	RW	19	2	4	6	−6	30
10	Corban Knight	C	23	1	3	4	−5	0
15	Jori Lehtera	C	27	1	2	3	−7	33
61	Philippe Myers	D	21	1	1	2	−5	2
24	Mikhail Vorobyev	C	15	1	1	2	0	2
26	Christian Folin‡	D	26	0	2	2	5	16
27	Justin Bailey†	RW	11	0	1	1	0	2
37	Brian Elliott	G	26	0	1	1		2
62	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	RW	9	0	0	0	1	0
59	Mark Friedman	D	1	0	0	0	−1	0
39	Tyrell Goulbourne	LW	2	0	0	0	0	0
79	Carter Hart	G	31	0	0	0		0
34	Alex Lyon	G	2	0	0	0		0
56	Mike McKenna†	G	1	0	0	0		0
5	Samuel Morin	D	5	0	0	0	−3	4
30	Michal Neuvirth	G	7	0	0	0		0
33	Calvin Pickard‡	G	11	0	0	0		2
41	Anthony Stolarz‡	G	12	0	0	0		0
33	Cam Talbot†	G	4	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

No.	Player	Regular season
		GP	GS	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
79	Carter Hart	31	30	16	13	1	976	81	2.83	.917	0	1,717
37	Brian Elliott	26	23	11	11	1	741	69	2.96	.907	1	1,397
33	Calvin Pickard‡	11	8	4	2	2	227	31	4.01	.863	1	464
41	Anthony Stolarz‡	12	10	4	3	3	358	35	3.33	.902	1	630
30	Michal Neuvirth	7	6	1	4	1	184	26	4.27	.859	0	366
33	Cam Talbot†	4	3	1	2	0	109	13	3.70	.881	0	211
34	Alex Lyon	2	1	0	1	0	31	6	5.08	.806	0	71
56	Mike McKenna†	1	1	0	1	0	24	4	4.22	.833	0	57

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Claude Giroux	[15]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Carter Hart (January)	[16]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Carter Hart (February 4)	[17]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Claude Giroux (November 12)	[18]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Radko Gudas	[19]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Sean Couturier	[19]
	Gene Hart Memorial Award	Sean Couturier	[19]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Travis Sanheim	[19]
	Toyota Cup	Carter Hart	[19]
	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Andrew MacDonald	[19]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 2018–19 season was for the most shots on goal during a single period (28) on February 11.^[20] The Flyers' one-shootout loss is tied for the fewest in team history.^[21]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Mikhail Vorobyev	October 4, 2018	[22]
	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	October 30, 2018
	Carter Hart	December 18, 2018
	Philippe Myers	February 17, 2019
	Mark Friedman	April 6, 2019

Transactions

The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.^[23]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Montreal Canadiens MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2019	[24]
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)	To Arizona Coyotes Jordan Weal	To Philadelphia Flyers Jacob Graves 6th-round pick in 2019	[25]
January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)	To Buffalo Sabres Taylor Leier	To Philadelphia Flyers Justin Bailey	[26]
February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09)	To Montreal Canadiens Christian Folin[b] Dale Weise	To Philadelphia Flyers Byron Froese David Schlemko	[28]
February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)	To Edmonton Oilers Anthony Stolarz	To Philadelphia Flyers Cam Talbot	[29]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To Nashville Predators Wayne Simmonds	To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Hartman Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020[c]	[31]
June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)	To Winnipeg Jets 5th-round pick in 2019	To Philadelphia Flyers Kevin Hayes	[32]
June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)	To Washington Capitals Radko Gudas[d]	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Niskanen	[33]
June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18)	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2019 3rd-round pick in 2020	To Philadelphia Flyers Justin Braun	[34]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	James van Riemsdyk	Toronto Maple Leafs	5-year	Free agency	[35]
July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)	Christian Folin	Los Angeles Kings	1-year	Free agency	[36]
September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20)	Egor Zamula	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	[37]
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)	Calvin Pickard	Toronto Maple Leafs		Waivers	[38]
January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)	Mike McKenna	Vancouver Canucks		Waivers	[39]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via[e]	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Valtteri Filppula	New York Islanders	1-year	Free agency (III)	[41]
	Brandon Manning	Chicago Blackhawks	2-year	Free agency (III)	[42]
	Petr Mrazek	Carolina Hurricanes	1-year	Free agency (UFA)	[43]
	John Muse	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency (III)	[44]
	Johnny Oduya			Contract expiration (III)	[40]
July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)	Will O'Neill	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency (III)	[45]
July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)	Matt Read	Minnesota Wild	1-year	Free agency (III)	[46]
August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)	Dustin Tokarski	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency (III)	[47]
September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22)	Danick Martel	Tampa Bay Lightning		Waivers	[48]
November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29)	Calvin Pickard	Arizona Coyotes		Waivers	[49]
December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20)	Radel Fazleev			Mutual termination	[50]
December 25, 2018 (2018-12-25)		Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	[51]
May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)	Corban Knight	Barys Astana (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	[52]
June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)	Jori Lehtera	SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	[53]
June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)	Andrew MacDonald			Buyout	[54]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)	Samuel Morin	3-year	Re-signing	[55]
July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07)	Alex Lyon	2-year	Re-signing	[56]
July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)	Reece Willcox	2-year	Re-signing	[57]
July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)	Tyrell Goulbourne	1-year	Re-signing	[58]
	Taylor Leier	1-year	Re-signing	[58]
	Danick Martel	1-year	Re-signing	[58]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)	Anthony Stolarz	1-year	Re-signing	[59]
August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)	Robert Hagg	2-year	Re-signing	[60]
March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)	Joel Farabee	3-year	Entry-level	[61]
March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)	Michael Raffl	2-year	Extension	[62]
May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)	Kirill Ustimenko	3-year	Entry-level	[63]
June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)	Kevin Hayes	7-year	Extension	[64]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2018 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	14	Joel Farabee	Left Wing	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)	[f]
1	19	Jay O'Brien	Center	United States	Thayer Academy (USHS)
2	50	Adam Ginning	Defense	Sweden	Linkopings HC (SHL)
4	112	Jack St. Ivany	Defense	United States	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
5	127	Wyatte Wylie	Defense	United States	Everett Silvertips (WHL)	[g]
5	143	Samuel Ersson	Goaltender	Sweden	Brynas IF (SHL)
6	174	Gavin Hain	Center	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7	205	Marcus Westfalt	Center	Sweden	Brynas IF (SHL)

Notes

1. The second alternate captain was Couturier for home games and MacDonald for road games until Simmonds was traded on February 25.^[1]
2. The Flyers retained 18.75% of Folin's salary.^[27]
3. The draft pick would have upgraded to a 3rd-round pick if Nashville won a first round series in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, which they did not.^[30]
4. Philadelphia retained 30% ($1.005 million) of salary as part of trade.
5. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[40]
6. The Flyers acquired Jori Lehtera, a 2017 first-round pick, and this pick in a trade with the St. Louis Blues for Brayden Schenn on June 23, 2017.^[65]
7. The Flyers acquired the rights to Brendan Warren and this pick in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Cousins and the rights to Merrick Madsen on June 16, 2017.^[65]

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